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hi Pauley- I'm also in the DC area looking for a similarly equipped Accord.....can you pls tell me which dealership you went with (and why), and what your final OTD price was.
Thanks!
Rich
I'm looking onto getting a silver Accord with black leather interior, but wanted to know if the leather gets hot in the summer ( I live in Texas!)
The dealer said it doesn't absorb heat at all, but I can't believe that. Any thoughts?
I wish I could get gray leather with the silver exterior, but they don't do that.
richk1 (do you build houses at lake anna?) - I'm dealing at Leesburg Honda and I like them. I wish that could go further, but invoice is it. That's $25,820 + freight + tags ($51.50), + processing fee (stupid $299), and taxes 3.1% (3% to VA and 1% to Loudoun County). That was the deal for "in stock" vehicles only.
Hendrick was $800 over invoice, Browns Arlington was $1k over, and so on... Hope this helps.
btw- I got a quote for $500 under for openroad honda in NJ, but it wasn't worth the full day affair and trip. They also stressed it was an "in stock" only deal.
A 6-speed Coupe with Nav is priced at $25,047
That is about $1,000 less than I can find locally in Houston.
The interesting thing about the web site is that you can configure options at the installed price which gives you a good price point on any Accord configuration .
thx PauleyC - I'll also check out a few of the dealers in MD and will let you know if my luck is any better. As for houses at Lake Anna - nope, not me, but hook me up with your friend and we'll look to double up on our car purchases to see if we can get under invoice! ;-)
How much is doc fees in atlanta. I am in FL and they charge $499. Best offer I got for Accord EX-L (Auto-4cyl) is 22000 (500 below invoice).
But if I can get better deal with low doc fees I don't mind travelling to Atlanta.
As you have done the research can you please give me some details about dealers etc.
Thanks
BTW, they would only close the deal if I went through Honda Financial services. Still.... 2.9% interest rate isn't too shabby. I wonder what the dealer's kickback is for customers financing their cars?
I'm getting quotes about $1200 more than your price here in Dallas.
Taxes and title should be around $1800 here in TX, so you are getting it for 23,200 including destination fee, which is a very good deal.
May I ask where in TX are buying from?
Did they give you any extras? like wheel locks, mud guards,... etc.
I think it very difficult to compare deals w/o the BIG picture. However I don't like OTD pricing b/c of the huge tax swings. Oh well. I'm going to go for a drive and forget about $$.
I think the previous posts about those outrages deals on accords posted earlier (1-3K below invoice) were posted by a dealer and are not true so I will not compare my deal with that. Almost forgot - It was Huntington Honda for all those living on Long Island.
What was that supposed to mean? It sounds like your deal came from a Honda dealer in NY? From the looks of it, you overpaid by quite a bit but who am I to say. O’Hare Honda is pretty reachable as they do have a phone, a secretary, an internet connection, multiple E-Mail accounts, tens of Accord’s on their lot, recognized by Honda to sell new Honda’s at their location, and most importantly, a brand new 05 - I4 equipped EX-L w/ Auto and NAVI for $22,200 vs. your $21,500 for a Manual w/out. I couldn’t sleep at night if I paid what you did knowing what has been posted here in the past week.
And on another Accord pricing note
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced plans to raise prices on 2005 model year Honda and Acura vehicles an average of $150 or 0.58% on a sales weighted basis. This increase comes as a result of increased operating costs, such as rising costs of steel, and currency exchange rate factors. The increase affects all models except Honda Element, Insight, Civic LX SE and Acura NSX.
Prices on the most popular Honda car models (Accord and Civic) will increase $100 to $150, while light truck models (Pilot, Odyssey and CR-V) will increase $200. Affected Acura models will increase $200, except for the RSX, which will increase $100. The new prices become effective on vehicles assigned for delivery to Honda and Acura dealerships after February 13. Vehicles in current dealer inventories will not be affected by this change.
"We remain steadfast in our commitment to delivering products of the highest quality and value," said Thomas Elliott, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "When viewed in the context of product content, performance, quality and resale value, Honda and Acura vehicles continue to offer the strongest value propositions in the industry."
The Honda Odyssey EX and LX recently received the 2005 IntelliChoice Best Overall Value of the Year award for the overall van category over $25,000 and overall van under $25,000, respectively. In addition, the Civic Sedan, Coupe and Civic Hybrid earned best value awards in the subcompact and compact classes.
For the second consecutive year, Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) recognized American Honda as the corporation with the highest predicted resale across its full product line.
By the way, I make a living in the electrical production industry, not the car sales one
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Wayne R. Gerdes
I was looking just to get some numbers and buy within a month as I don't have all the money I wanted to put down for the car. But the offer seemed very reasonable and I was almost tempted to take it. Any other opinions?
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taxes ($661.80)
tags ($39.50)
doc fee ($299)
dealer's license tax ($26.11)
Destination charge $515).
Subtracting all of the above except the destination charge leaves ($21,761)as the starting price before Virginia costs. It also included an "appearance package" with pin stripes, floor mats, wheel locks, wheel guards, mud guards, etc. I'd love the hear HOW someone got around paying the destination charge.
This is called their "Internet" price. If you don't ask for it, you don't get it. The other "internet prices" I received were at least $500 higher OTD.
Car - $23,273
Destination - $515
NJ Tax - $1427.28
Registration Fee - $242
Doc Fee - $99.70
Tire Tax - $7.50
TOTAL COST - $25,564.48
From the other messages I have read on here it looks pretty solid to me. Also, should the tax be applied before or after the destination charge is added in?
Thanks.
year, trim level, sedan/coupe
price before TTL & options
price after TTL & options
free/discounted stuff, etc
This should make things clearer and confuse less people.
There is no way to "get around" paying a destination charge. We pay it so you pay it. everything we buy has a destination charge included it just isn't broken out like cars are.
People should concentrate on two things. The price of the car itself and any additional charges such as doc. fees. It's meaningless to talk about OTD deals all of the time because sales tax and license can vary by a great deal.
Some states have no sales tax and others have sales tax up to 10%.
price looks great - if I'm doing the math right, you paid about $80 below invoice and then got the "appearance package" tossed in for free while paying what I think is a reasonable amt for doc processing. Did you deal exclusively on the net with Hendrick? or was it in person and asked for the internet price? Who did you deal with? and how was the experience? Depending on your answer to that last question, I'll definitely give them a shot later this month!
Thanks,
Rich
ASE
Not unless it is a lowball quote, used, demo or somthing else?. Remember it is not the quote that counts it is the actual purchase price that counts.